In his later life, Masanobu Fukuoka became very concerned with using natural farming to solve real-world problems. This was reflected…
I look forward to the mud room. That name means something to Emma, a term she grew up with, but…
My friend Shinya Ishizaka and I made our way up the driveway of a small warehouse just outside of the…
I’m a huge fan of the herb garden right outside the kitchen door, as well as dotting herbs throughout vegetable…
In the previous part of this Series we explored how the drive for more and more “golden eggs” in large…
Masunobu Fukuoka (1913-2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher, who pioneered a school of farming referred to as ‘natural farming’…
Whether plant-based eating (veganism) is the guiding force behind your diet, or you simply enjoy having plant-based dishes just because…
Improving productivity is the core goal of each farmer, and good soils assist to gain it. Soil structure, composition, and…
Part 1 of this Series told the story of Pixie, the house cow who made too much milk, and why…
Perhaps with this being published on an Australian website, home to so many of the world’s most poisonous snakes (Check…
Pixie’s Story The little house cow herd in the picture above is made up of Pixie, her bull calf, Tinaroo,…
There are many reasons to build a rain garden. Rain gardens help filter out pollutants like bird guano from stormwater…
A big part of permaculture is building soil. The loss of quality soils is one of the largest, most prevalent…
Weeds are a symptom, not the cause, of a problem. We can observe weeds to read the landscape, deduce what…
In part 1(1) of this article, we looked at the history of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and the spectrum of…